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I waited a long time to watch this movie and finally watched it last night. Overall, I think it was an enjoyable movie. Loved the “feel” of the way the film was pieced together and the music was great too.

It seems that in general, most guys hated the movie and most girls liked it. I know that that sentence has a few implications to it and it might imply that I’m a girl. I’m not. But here’s how I see it:

Summer was definitely messed up. That doesn’t mean to say that Tommy wasn’t an idiot. In one scene, Summer tells Tommy that she can’t give him what he wants and at that moment, he was OK with it. Lets just say he was thinking with his wrong head. But is it so absurd that someone can not want something they don’t fully understand? To Summer, she never experienced love and that’s why she never wanted a serious relationship.

So how did she end up married just a few months after breaking up with Tommy? She found the love of her life. That’s it. What she did was definitely wrong, but in THIS SCENARIO is it so far fetched? I don’t think so.

In any case, true love as media portrays it is not considered true love in my book. As Christians, we love because Christ loved us first. When we model that love to one another, it’s a beautiful thing.

Oh, and that Zooey Deschanel? Yeah, she’s freaking cute.

I’m going to go against the grain here, so if you’re going to hate, just remember: haters wanna hate.

Overall, I thought the movie was OK. It wasn’t spectacular, but good. I feel like it’s one of those movies you can watch once, appreciate it for what it is, and not be able to watch it again (kind of like Little Miss Sunshine). There’s obviously some deep things going on during the movie. Not all families or relationships are perfect, but that’s LIFE. So deal with it. Got it.

The music on the other hand was nothing short of amazing. I thought Karen O’s stuff was pretty good, but was REALLY impressed by Carter Burwell. Actually, come to think of it, the two compliment each other so well. Really an impressive score and soundtrack.

So it was a good movie. Great in some regards and just so-so in others. In any case, it’s worth watching in the theater, but in hindsight, I wouldn’t mind watching it at home either. Cheers.

[SPOILER WARNING... Maybe, but not really]

I watched District 9 last night. Initially, I thought the movie wasn’t that great and this was with very little expectations going into the movie. It felt long and things only really picked up towards the end. But after thinking about it a bit, I think it was pretty decent. The movie goes deeper than simply blowing things up. There’s obviously an underlying social theme to the movie. I think I’m going to have to watch it again to truly appreciate it…

But I can wait til it comes out on Bluray.

Now I just need to watch 500 Days of Summer. Been waiting forever.

If this scene from the Patriot doesn’t get you all worked up, you are made of stone evil.

And now to continue a debate we had during L.I.F.E groups: William Wallace vs. Maximus Decimus Meridius? Yes, this is what we discuss during L.I.F.E groups. Our church is better than yours.